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Definition of Powder monkey
1. Noun. Someone who carries explosives (as from the magazine to the guns on board a warship).
Definition of Powder monkey
1. Noun. (informal) An explosives expert. A person who sets explosives. ¹
2. Noun. (nautical) The persons employed to carry gun powder from the ship's magazine to the gun deck during a battle; in the 18th century Royal British and U. S. Navies, this task (also carrying water) during battles became a permanent nickname for the ship's cabin boys and apprentice seamen. ¹
3. Noun. (skiing snowboarding informal) A skier or snowboarder who avidly seeks out the “powder” (light, dry, fluffy snow). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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